To give a historical outline of the evolution of the sport of mixed martial arts.To discuss current legal issues and public-opinion obstacles that are preventing legalization in NYS.To discuss how athletes and school owners are currently managing their MMA curriculum and how it will change once NYS MMA legalization finally takes place.

Tuesday, November 09, 2010

No Holds Barred: Siyar Bahadurzada

On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with one of the most exciting, young mixed martial artists today, Golden Glory fighter Siyar Bahadurzada.

Also known as "Siyar the Great", he has a four-fight winning streak and is coming off a first-round knockout victory over Derrick Noble on October 16 at the Ultimate Glory 12 event in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. This fight was in the first round of their welterweight tournament, and he will next face veteran John Alessio on January 30 in Charleroi, Belgium, in the next round of this tournament. He also has signed a contract to fight in Strikeforce in the U.S., and expects to debut in that organization sometime in 2011.

We spoke with the 26-year-old Siyar Bahadurzada, who is based in the Netherlands, about his latest victory and his fighting career. He explained why he decided to sign with Strikeforce, while continuing to fight in Europe. He discussed why he does not closely follow events in Afghanistan, where he was born. We discussed the development of his fighting style, how he tries to put on exciting fights, how the mayor of Amsterdam is trying to ban mixed martial arts and kickboxing, and much more.

You can play or download No Holds Barred here. You can also download No Holds Barred here. If one link does not work, please try another. The show is in MP3 format, so may take some time to download.

The No Holds Barred theme song is called "The Heist", by Ian Carpenter.

No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by:

MMA WORLD EXPO. The mixed martial arts community comes to New York City, featuring the Renzo Gracie Open No-Gi 2010 tournament, a Muay Thai tournament, MMA fighters from the Bellator Fighting Championships, training seminars, vendors, panel discussions, and more to come. The second annual MMA WORLD EXPO, in association with Madison Square Garden Sports, takes place Friday, November 12, and Saturday, November 13, at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City.

American Top Team. Whether you're a beginner or a champion, train with the champions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, wrestling, grappling, and mixed martial arts at American Top Team. Check out their web site at http://americantopteam.com/.

FightBeat.com, for news, results, interviews, and free exclusive videos from the worlds of boxing and mixed martial arts.

Sunday, November 07, 2010

No Holds Barred: Lopez-Marquez, Johnson-Green, More on the Real State of Boxing

Photo: Tom Casino/Showtime

On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman reviews some of the latest thrilling and galling developments in boxing.

We discuss the TKO victory by featherweight Juan Manuel Lopez over Rafael Marquez and the knockout by now-super middleweight Glen Johnson over Allan Green on Saturday, November 6, and what they mean for boxing. We analyze the rejuvenation of the Super Six World Boxing Classic super middleweight tournament on Showtime, and the implications of unbeaten IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute signing to fight on Showtime. We also expose the dangers that promoting the Lopez-Marquez fight as one which featured "the Puerto Rico-Mexico boxing rivalry" poses to both boxing and society in general. And we explain how more of the recent actions of the promoters, networks, and boxing media have only hastened boxing's doom, especially in the U.S.

You can play or download No Holds Barred here. You can also download No Holds Barred here. If one link does not work, please try another. The show is in MP3 format, so may take some time to download.

The No Holds Barred theme song is called "The Heist", by Ian Carpenter.

No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by:

MMA WORLD EXPO. The mixed martial arts community comes to New York City, featuring the Renzo Gracie Open No-Gi 2010 tournament, a Muay Thai tournament, MMA fighters from the Bellator Fighting Championships, training seminars, vendors, panel discussions, and more to come. The second annual MMA WORLD EXPO, in association with Madison Square Garden Sports, takes place Friday, November 12, and Saturday, November 13, at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City.

American Top Team. Whether you're a beginner or a champion, train with the champions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, wrestling, grappling, and mixed martial arts at American Top Team. Check out their web site at http://americantopteam.com/.

FightBeat.com, for news, results, interviews, and free exclusive videos from the worlds of boxing and mixed martial arts.